Bulletin No. 1, 2015

14   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2015 G o straight after walking through the turnstiles at the University Library entrance, and you’ll find an area with free-form bookshelves and some colourful stools. About 200 books are available on the shelves. Some are vertically stacked with their spines facing out, some are displayed in a face- out style, tempting you with their covers. This is the Good Reads Corner. If you need a break from course readings, an interlude in your hectic life of research, or if you are simply looking for a good book to read, this is the place. As Ms. Louise Jones , University Librarian, says, ‘Besides reading for academic purposes, you can read just for sheer pleasure and enjoyment as well. We know that the more you read for your course, the better your academic scores are likely to be. But actually university life is not just about your academic development, it’s about your whole person development. As a person, you’re going to develop greater insight into what you want to achieve in life with reading for pleasure. That’s what we’re trying to achieve with the Good Reads Corner.’ First set up in 2005, the Good Reads Corner is intended to promote a wider reading culture and encourage more leisure reading among CUHK staff and students. This rotating selection of popular reading materials is updated every six months. Ms. Jones explains, ‘The selection is made by colleagues of the library’s Learning Support Team. We also use international and local book awards, bestseller lists as our criteria. There are fiction and nonfiction titles of the Chinese and English languages. We try to appeal across the board. So you’ll find the most popular science books there, as well as classical literature.’ Mr. Chan Chin-bong Dominic , assistant librarian of the Learning Support Team, adds, ‘We also pay attention to hot topics. For example, when Nelson Mandela died, we put The Pleasure of Leisure Reading: Good Reads Corner Ms. Louise Jones Mr. Chan Chin-bong Dominic